Business

Think Local, Eat Local

To wrap up this series on Think Local, Act Local, let’s take a look at  sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture protects water and soil quality, while preserving green space for healthy native habitats. Eating locally produced, sustainable food has personal benefits– …

Using Doodle to Make Your Life Easier

This is a reprint of an article I wrote for Insight on Business, an excellent business publication dedicated to the 100,000 or so businesses in The New North (Northeast Wisconsin) from their October 2011 issue: Tips from a technophile Here’s …

Business Lessons from Reality TV

Reality TV. The mere mention can produce a visceral, less-than-positive reaction: Shallow. Waste of time. Zero intellectual or entertainment value. Garbage. Indicative of all that’s wrong with America. Or is it? If you look a little deeper there are some …

Think Local, Act Local – Part III

Sustainable development practices — conserving energy, reducing carbon emissions and protecting natural resources – are increasingly becoming ‘the norm’ for businesses and individuals. However, if you’re just getting started or are looking for additional ways to implement sustainability, here are …

Managers: The Everyday Evangelist

This is the fifth article in our series entitled Managers: The Good and the Bad. Twenty years ago, in 1991, it was quite a novelty for someone to have in their title the term “Evangelist”.  Even today, it is perhaps misleading …

Think Local, Act Local Part II

In our last post on this issue, we discussed sustainability, which is about providing the best for people and the environment—now and for the indefinite future. Several organizations in the Fox Valley have put forth a commitment to sustainability by implementing …

Managers: The Artful Dodger

This is the fourth article in our series entitled Managers: The Good and the Bad. Do you happen to know any managers who CAN NOT accept responsibility for anything that happens?  Nothing pertaining to their projects, their products or services, their …

Part II: Coping with the Five Types of Toxic Coworkers

In a prior post, we took a look at the five types of toxic coworkers. Here, we’ll discuss different ways in which you can cope with them. You may have some immediate, fantasy-related ideas for what you would like to …

Managers: The Strength Finder

This is the third article in our series entitled Managers: The Good and the Bad. Fortunately, there are some very good managers in this world and one of them is the Strength Finder.  I can’t imagine a better person to work …

Part I: The Five Types of Toxic Coworkers

We’re all just trying to make a living and it helps to have friends who all get along – but some people are particularly adept at making it worse than it has to be by turning the workplace into a …